<p>First published in 1996. This is the captivating life story of a remarkable woman, <strong>Méiní Dunlevy.</strong> Born in Massachusetts of Kerry parents, Méiní was reared in her grandparent's house in Dunquin. When she was nineteen, she eloped with an island widower to the Great Blasket, a remote island off the coast of Kerry, Ireland, where she worked as a nurse and midwife for thirty-six years. Returning widowed to Dunquin, she died in 1967, aged 91.</p><p>Méiní's story, recorded by the author from her own accounts and those of her friends and relatives in Dunquin, is an evocation of a forceful, spicy personality and a compelling reconstruction of a unique way of life that has exercised an enduring fascination for readers.</p>